Labor & Economic News Blog

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Leaders of city workers union in New York announce deal

Leaders of Huge N.Y. Union Announce Deal
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
The Bloomberg administration and the city’s largest municipal union, District Council 37, reached a tentative 32-month contract late Wednesday that ends a residency requirement and provides a raise of more than 10 percent. Two union leaders, who insisted on anonymity because the agreement is not scheduled to be announced until Monday, said the deal contained no concessions. Voicing concerns about spiraling pension costs, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had demanded concessions on pensions so that future hires would receive lower pensions than current workers.

 



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